Social Media Spotlight

Spotlight on ... @emthesooner An aspiring AFPeep, Emily Mapes is one to follow on Twitter! As a former president of the AFP OK, Sooner Collegiate Chapter, a nonprofit professional and development coordinator at CASA OK, Mapes offers an entertaining, witty and informative feed of information. Check out her story about the road from AFP collegiate chapter president to development coordinator and how AFP fostered her journey in this week’s top story below!

#AFPGivesBackWe challenged you to post your pictures of giving back on Instagram and Twitter – and you accepted the challenge! Keep posting, giving back and inspiring—and maybe you’ll be featured in the next eWire! Make sure to use the hashtag #AFPGivesBack.

This week’s spotlight goes to @AgSafe – Thanks for giving back & sharing with us!

Audits Show Widespread Underreporting of UBI Unreported unrelated business income in higher education was found in almost every case examined by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). As part of a multi-year project on tax-exempt colleges and universities. The IRS selected 34 of the 400 institutions for examination because their questionnaire responses and Form 990 reporting indicated potential noncompliance in the areas of unrelated business income and executive compensation. (The Nonprofit Times)Read more.

Ten Things You Might Have Missed (and Need to Know) There’s so much information online that you’re bound to have missed some of it. Here are the top items and ideas from last week that you need to know, including stories with tips to creating a successful monthly giving program, how the next generation is thinking outside of the box for successful grant seeking, Google’s new app for philanthropy, lessons from a giant in philanthropy and more!Read more.

AFP Central—AFP Programs, News and Services You Need to Know

2014 Call for Presentations – Deadline TODAY! Calling all speakers! Today’s the last day to submit to speak at the 2014 conference in San Antonio, Texas, March 23-25! Encourage speakers that you enjoyed at the AFP conference, and elsewhere, to submit to present in 2014. Come one, come all—new speakers, veteran speakers, sector-specific speakers, next gen speakers—we encourage everyone to submit in order to make 2014 even better than 2013 (if possible…challenge accepted!) The portal to submit will close at 11:59pm EST—Speakers, submit today!

Keep Doing the Right Things…RightIf you missed any regular education sessions, OR if you were unable to attend the conference altogether, don’t fear—Conference Recordings are here! Download the conference recordings of a specific session, a whole track or the entire gamut of regular education sessions from the 2013 ICON. Re-visit your favorite session or tune-in to a session you may have missed, all while receiving CFRE (and some ACFRE!) points! Click here to download.

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AFP Career Center Article of the Month:

Hot Topic: Your Fundraising Career Fundraisers are people whose jobs involve the acquisition of revenue from private sources for nonprofit organizations. Recent years have seen an explosive growth in the number of fundraisers, with formal education, training and certification opportunities for people who enter the field. Professionals in fundraising do more than just raise money. They build institutions, nurture ideals, and improve and enrich the world. And fundraisers are increasingly in demand. According to U.S. News and World Report, fundraising is one of the top 25 hottest jobs for the future. Click here for more.

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